Director, Transportation, Hazmat, & Warehouse Compliance

Veho’s mission is to power the future of commerce by making shopping, shipping and returns seamless for everyone. We are building a modern, end‑to‑end logistics infrastructure designed for the ever‑evolving needs of ecommerce brands and everyday consumers. Powered by next‑generation technology and a vertically integrated supply chain, Veho gives brands and their customers unprecedented control over their deliveries and removes the pain from the ecommerce post‑purchase experience.

About the Role

Veho is seeking a strategic, analytical, and highly organized Director, Transportation & Warehouse Compliance to establish and lead our enterprise compliance program across transportation, warehouse operations, and carrier management. This leader will own the strategic roadmap for hazardous materials and package‑handling capabilities, define the path to unlocking additional capabilities, and build the governance framework that protects Veho from operational, regulatory, and legal risk while enabling responsible scaling.

Ideal Candidate

• Strategic compliance leader who understands how governance enables operational excellence.
• Strategic thinker able to define capability roadmaps and identify regulatory approvals needed for expansion.
• Experience building compliance programs within transportation, logistics, warehousing, or supply chain organizations.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, carrier qualification, transportation safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Expertise in hazardous materials and dangerous goods compliance (49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, EPA) with experience in warehouse or 3PL environments.
• Skilled at building investigative processes and guiding teams through complex operational, regulatory, and carrier‑related investigations.
• Data‑driven leader who uses audits and analytics to identify systemic risks.
• Forward‑thinking operator leveraging AI, automation, and technology to modernize compliance programs.
• Comfortable influencing cross‑functional leaders without direct authority.
• Builder mentality with experience creating scalable processes, policies, dashboards, and governance frameworks.
• Excellent communicator capable of presenting compliance trends and enterprise risks to executive leadership.
• Thrives in ambiguity and enjoys building new programs in a high‑growth environment.

What You’ll Do

• Build and lead Veho’s enterprise Transportation & Warehouse Compliance program.
• Develop compliance policies, governance standards, and internal controls across transportation and warehouse operations.
• Build and own the strategic roadmap for hazardous materials and package‑handling capabilities, including securing additional transportation or carrier authority.
• Support establishment of broker, motor, or air carrier authority in partnership with Legal, Transportation, and regulators.
• Oversee hazardous materials and dangerous goods compliance, ensuring adherence to OSHA, DOT, 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, EPA, and carrier requirements.
• Develop and maintain standardized hazmat SOPs, work instructions, and operational playbooks.
• Own carrier credentialing and qualification processes, verifying FMCSA operating authority, DOT/MC registration, insurance, safety ratings, and compliance.
• Establish ongoing carrier monitoring programs throughout the carrier lifecycle.
• Develop an enterprise compliance audit program across transportation operations, warehouses, carrier management, and operational processes.
• Design and maintain a network‑wide carrier audit program with scheduled and surprise audits, scoring, corrective‑action tracking, and executive reporting.
• Partner with Operations to develop, monitor, and verify corrective and preventative action plans (CAPAs).
• Serve as primary compliance partner for OSHA, DOT, and FMCSA regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, and legal investigations.
• Monitor changes in federal, state, and local transportation and workplace safety regulations and evolve company policies accordingly.
• Develop executive dashboards and KPIs measuring enterprise compliance, audit performance, carrier health, regulatory readiness, and operational risk.
• Present compliance trends, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to automate compliance monitoring, audit management, and carrier credentialing workflows.
• Support hazardous materials configuration within WMS and operational systems.
• Build compliance training programs, certify and recertify employees on hazmat handling, packaging, labeling, and shipping.
• Partner with clients to support hazardous materials onboarding, operational readiness, and new site launches.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, warehousing, regulatory compliance, risk management, or related operational leadership.
• Demonstrated experience building or leading enterprise compliance, governance, audit, or operational risk programs.
• Experience managing carrier qualification and ongoing compliance monitoring programs.
• Experience supporting hazardous materials and dangerous goods operations, ideally within warehouse or 3PL environments.
• Experience conducting investigations, root‑cause analysis, and corrective‑action management.
• Experience partnering with Legal, Operations, Procurement, HR, Safety, Security, and executive leadership.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, FMCSA regulations, DOT compliance, motor carrier authority (MC/DOT), carrier safety ratings (CSA/SMS), transportation insurance requirements, warehouse safety and operational compliance, and hazardous materials/dangerous goods regulations (49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, EPA).
• Strong analytical skills with experience building executive reporting and compliance dashboards.
• Familiarity with transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), audit software, compliance platforms, safety management systems, and inspection/reporting tools such as Lumiform, SharePoint SOP libraries, and Power BI.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, Safety, Risk Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Preferred certifications: OSHA 30, 49 CFR Hazardous Materials, IATA Dangerous Goods, and CSP, ASP, CHMM, or CDGP (or equivalent).

Travel

This role involves travel of approximately 10–20%, varying based on operational needs, audits, onboarding support, investigations, training, and high‑risk site assessments.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $140K – $200K

Benefits

• Competitive equity package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Unlimited PTO for exempt‑level roles